Sheet-receiving cabinet.



F S. HAND.

SHEET RECEIVING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1915.

Patented July 11, 1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEETI WITNESSES t n STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK S. HAND, OF NEWARK, NiEW JERSEY.

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i I I Specification of Letters Patent.

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To all whom it may comm Be it known that I,FRANK S. HAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Receiving. Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be-a full, cl ear, and exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to characters of referencemarked thereon, which form .a part of this specification. This invention relates, generally, to improvements' in cabinets; and, the present invention has reference, more particularly, to

a novel and simple construction of cabinet, comprising a number of receptacles forming separate compartments for the reception of a number of sheets .of postage or other stamps of the various denominations, or for. the reception of other sheets of paper, or

the like.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a novel and simply con structed cabinet, comprisinga series of receptacles which-are suitably connected, and

which can be separately opened'for placing 1 within the different receptacles sheets of stamps of the various denominations, or such other sheets as may be desired, the receptacles being arranged in such a manner,

that they are placed one above the other, and the next-higher receptacle always forming or providing a closing means for the ,nextlower receptacle, and the upper-most receptac'le being closed by means of a suitable, cover or lid. r

The invention has for its further objectto provide a stamp-receiving cabinet which is of a compact structure and of reduced weight, so that the cabinet canbe easily carried from. place to place, and may be readily stored ina safe or vault when not in use, the receptacles or compartments of, the cabinet being of such size for the reception therein of a large number of gummed sheets of post-' agre and other stamps, and also to provide a substantially moisture-proof stamp-receiving cabinet which will, maintain the gummed sheets in their flat condition, and will prevent the objectionable curlin the sheets, arid at the same tlme permitting 'opened at its various or rolling of.-

the removal of one in more sheets or a part or parts of said sheet, from each he invention has of stamps,

, I I Patented Julyll, 1916. Application filed February 19,1915. I Serial No. 9,282.

to provide a stamp-receiving cabinet of the general character hereinaften more fully set forth, compr sing a series of receptacles or compartments for the reception of gummed sheets of stamps of the various denominations, the cabinet being adapted to be readily compartments, accordl ng to the denomination of the stamp or Stamps desired, without the necessity of disturblng the relative and general arrangement of the othercompartments of the device, as Will hereinafter more fully appear.

' Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be i clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

ith the various objects of the-present nvention in view, the invention consists primarily in the novel cabinet of the general character and for the purposes hereinafter sists, furthermore, in' the novel arrange- Inents andcombinations of the various de- The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure is a top or plan view of a stamp- 'eceivlng cabinet, showing one embodiment if the principles of the present invention,

' Fig. 2 1s a rear or back view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the cabinet,

said view showing all of the' sheet-receiving receptacles and the lid or cover of the device more fully set forth'; and, the invention conin their relatively closed relation to one an-' other. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the cabinet showing one of the open relations of the sheet-receiving receptacles; and Fig.5 is a transverse vertical section of the same, said section being takenfion line 5 5 in said i Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference are employed' n the said above described views, to

indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the

reference character 1 indicates a complete stamp or slieetrecei'vingr cabinet made no cording to and embodying the principles of the present invention. and the same 'comprises a. louse-plate 2 of any suitable material and suitable shape. Suitably mounted upon this base a receptacle 3 of the proper size and shape to receive a number of stain]:- shcets, or the like. Stacked one upon the other, with the lower receptacle resting upon said previonsly-mentioned receptacle, are :1 series of other starnpsl1cet receiving recep tacles 3, usually ten of such receptacles be ing arranged in stacked relation, substantially as shown in the several figures of the drawings.

Zach. receptacle, as will be seen more par ticularly from an inspection of Fig. 5 of the drawings, comprises a base 4:, sides 5, a front l3, and a back '7, the several receptacles being of the same configuration, and the base of the next-higher receptacle restinp; directly upon the upper edge of the sides, front and back of the next-lower receptacle, and the several receptacles being remoiz-ibly disposed with relation to each other in the manner to be presently more fully set forth. At their backs the adjacent receptacles are pivotally connected in a hinge-like manner by means of suitable hinges, as 8, wherebythe receptacles of the cabinet nmy be brought into separated and opened relation, between any two adjacent receptacles, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of Figs. & and 5 of the drawings. Hinged to the back 7 of the top-most receptacle 3, by means of hinges l) is a. suitably formed lid or cover 10 for closing the said receptacle, as shown.

In order that the several receptacles 3 and the said cover 10 may be readily retained in their closed relation, re iresentcd in Fig 1, J and of the drawings, I have suitably secured, at proper points, upon the inner face of the lid or cover 10, a, pair of pivotmembers or brackets 11, in which are suitably journuled the journalends or members 12 of a suitably formed clamping or holding member. This clamping or holding member is preferably made in the form of a wire-boil, comprising a pair of side-members 13 of suitable and proper lengths, and a, connecting member 14:, upon which may be suitably mounted a. cushion 15 in the form of a, piece ofrnbber tubing or other analogous imiter-i211. lVhen the several elements justI described are in their assembled relations represented in said Figs. 1,, 2, and

3, the said bail will retain theseverzil 're-.

ceptacles tightly bound in a closed relation, as shown; and the cabinet in its compact form can be readily carried from place to place.as will be clearly evident, On the other hand, when the boil is moved from its disengaged relation, and the cabinet is opened at any point between two adjacent rceptacles, or between the lidor cover and the top-most receptacle, the bail being brought into the position indicated in Figs. 4.- and 5 of the drawings, then the bail will readily serve as a support for the opened members, as will be readily understood from an inspection of said Fig. 5 of the druwings. To lift the previously-mentioned lid or cover 10, the latter may be provided at its front marginal edge with an extension 16 which provides a suitable fingerpiece; and, to raise the said receptacles 3, each receptacle is provided upon its front 5 with a right-angled element, as 17, each element 17 serving use fingerpicce, the fingerpieces extending from the several receptacles 3 having a. staggered relation, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 for-the proper manipulation of the several receptacles in bringing the latter from their closed relations indicated in Fig, 1 to their opened relations represented in Figs. la and 5. Upon their upper faces the several fingerpiecesmay also he .provided with suitable designations indiceting the contents of the respective compartments of the several receptacles 3. Thus, with. a stamp-sheet receiving cabinet the several fingerpieces may be marked in a manner indicated in. Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In order to properly retain the sheets properly Within the severol receptacles 3, I arrange within each compartment a. retaining or holding plate or arm, as 18, which is made of a springmietal, and is preferably curved at one end, as at 19.- The opposite end of each retaining. plate or arm 18 is made with a. right-angledportion 20 which. is placed against the-inner surface of thei back 7 of the receptacle, and is secured in 1 position by means of rivets, as 21, or any other suitable fastening means. While in the foregoing, I have described the cabinet for use with one of stempsit will be clearly understood, howevcig thot the cabinet may be used for the piecing and i filing within the'several compartments oi the cabinetother papers or sheets. Referring now once more to the drawings,

it will be noticed that some of-the receptacles are of greater depth than some of the other receptacles, so as to be capable of receiving a greater number, ofstamp-sheets of the smaller denominations.

y Having in the foregoing described the 20 general; arrang'ementsand constructions of the several devices and parts of a stampsheetfrecei'ving cabinet, comprising a plurelity'of rece tecles or compartments for the reception of stamped sheets of the various 5 denominations, it will bennnece'ssery etthis timh to further describe the inany advantages lcontainedin a'device. of this kind and the many uses to which the device maybe put; 01' course I am aware that changes 30 may he made in the general arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details ofthe construction of the saidparts, without depart ing from the scope of the present invention ,as set forth in the foregoing specification and as defined in the clauses of the claim which are appendedthereto. Hence, I do not limit my present inventionto the exact arrangements and comhinationscf the several devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the that each next-upper receptacle will act as a closure for the next-lower receptacle, a lid for closing the uppermost'receptacle, means of pivotal connection between-l the lid and the uppermost receptacle, means of pivotal connection between the adjacently disposed receptacles, all arranged so thatlthe said lid and any one or more of said receptacles may be brought into their opened andstacked. reversed relation at one side of the cabinet when thus opened, and a bail pivotally con nected with said lid, said bail serving as a support for the opened receptacles and be ing adapted to embrace the said receptacles when stacked in their closed relation.

2. A cabinet ol -the character set forth,

comprising a base-plate, a plurality of sheet receiving receptacles normally stacked upon said base-plate and one'upon the other, so that each next-upper receptacle will act as a closure for the next-lower receptacle, a lid' for-closing the uppermost receptacle, means of pivotal connection between the lid and the uppermost receptacle, means of pivotal 1 connection between the adjacently disposed receptacles, all arranged so that thesaid lid and any one o; more of said receptacles may be brought into their opened and stacked reversed relation at one side of the cabinet when thus opened, abail pivotally connected with said lid, said'bail serving as a sup-' port for the opened receptacles and being i adapted to embrace the said receptacles when stacked in their closed relation, and a retaining member connected with said bail, said retaining member being adapted to be brought into separable holding engagement with said base-plate.

In testimony, that I claim the invent-ion set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of February,-1915.

' FRANK s. HAND.

Witnesses:

FREDK. FRAENTZEL, FREDK 1: W. FRAENTZEL. I 

